Maine's Governor Janet Mills is expressing concern over significant cuts in federal assistance related to Medicaid and healthcare, which could result in over 30,000 residents losing health insurance and Rural hospitals potentially closing. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office warns that the proposed legislation may cut approximately $1 trillion in federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces over the next decade. These cuts could leave nearly 12 million Americans uninsured, affecting health outcomes and complicating financial situations for many working families in Maine.
The bill would cut federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over the next decade.
More than 30,000 people would lose their health care coverage and up to four rural hospitals could close in the first year alone.
The cost of health care in rural states is enormous to begin with. We can't be shifting the cost to the states. We can't be shifting the cost to working families.
About 400,000 people, among our 1.4 million people in Maine right now, use Medicaid for their health insurance, including about 190,000 children.
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